Improvement in cotton-bale ties



E. W. WHITEMAN.

Catton-Bale Tis.\ No.147,883. Patented Feb. 24,1874.

Attorneys. r

' UNITED STATES PATENT FETGE.

EDWIN W. WHI'IEMAN, OF BAYOU SARA, LOUISIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON-BALE TIES.

Specification forming partof Letters Patent No. 147,883, dated February24, 1874; application iiled January 24, 1874.

To all whom Iit may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN W. VHiTEMAN, of Bayou Sara, in the parish ofWest Feliciana and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Bale-Tie, of which the following 1s a specification:

Figure l is a plan view of my improved f bale-tie, showing thearrangement of the Wire.

My invention has for its object to furnish anV improved tie for bales ofcotton and other sub-` stances, Which shall be simple in construction,

inexpensive in manufacture, and convenient in use; shall be capable ofbeing used any number of times, will allow the slack to be easily takenup, may be readily detached, and at the same time Will hold the balesecurely. The invention consists in an im provedbale-tie made With ahole in one end, loops or bends upon its other end, and With a tongue onits middle part, to adapt it to be used with a wire, as herenafter fullydescribed.

A represents the tie, which is made of sheet metal cut into the properform and bent into the proper shape. In one end of the tie A is formed4a hole, al, to receive a hook, loop, or eye formed upon one end of theWire B. Upon f the other end of the tie A, either upon its side edges,as shown in Figs. l and 2, or in the middle part of said end, as shownin Figs. 3 and 4, are formed loops or bends a2, and in its middle part,toward its perforated end, is formed a tongue, a3, which is cut outofthe solid body vof the tie, and is then bent into hook form.

In using the tie, the Wire B is passed around the bale, is passedthrough one of the loops a2, is bent round the tongue a3, and is sprunginto the other loop a2. IVhen the bale-tie has been is sprung out of theloop a2 and tongue a3, the slack is taken up, the Wire is again. passedaround the tongue a3 and sprung into the loop a2, and its end, which isnow long, is passed beneath the adjacent ties.

rIhe perforated end of the tie A may be rounded, as shown in Fig. l, ifdesired.

Galvanized wire may be used, which prevents it from rusting and rottingthe bagging.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent- An improved bale-tie, A, made with a hole, al, inoneend, loops or bends a2 upon its other end, and with a tongue, a3, in itsmiddle part, to adapt it to be used with a Wire, B, substantially asherein shown and described.

EDVIN XV. VHITEMAN.

Vitnesses:

F. E. PoWELL, AARON MADERA.

put under the compress, the end of the Wire B

